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WASHINGTON – Rob Font beat Ricky Simon with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC on ESPN 7 in Washington, D.C.
Take a look inside the fight with Font, who won for the second straight time and handed Simon the first skid of his career.
Result: Rob Font def. Ricky Simon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Updated records: Font (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Simon (15-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Key stat: Simon landed six takedowns in 16 total attempts, but Font won the striking battle by a 2-1 margin.
“I think I was doing too much in there at the beginning. Calvin (Kattar) told me, ‘Do a little less, but stay be dangerous.’ That clicked in, so I just went back to basics and did me. I still have lots to learn. I have to calm down in that first round. I figured I dropped the first, but then got the last two, so I was pretty confident heading to the judges’ scorecards.”
“Finally, finally back in the octagon – it feels great. I felt a little anxious in the first round, but I calmed down and put it together and now I can’t wait to get back in there again.”
“The division is really deep right now. (Matchmaker) Sean (Shelby) promised me a quick turnaround, so hopefully I get back in there as quick as possible. Any name – anything I can help them out with to make a quick fight works for me. Let’s get after it.”
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